1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh

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1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
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  1971 16–20 March 1977 1980  

42 seats
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader Jalagam Vengala Rao Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Party INC(R) JP
Alliance Congress alliance Janata alliance
Leader's seatDid not contest Nandyala
Last election28New
Seats won411
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13New
Popular vote9,582,7085,400,643
Percentage57.36%32.33%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.63%New

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The 1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (R) which won 41 out of 42 seats. [1]

Contents

List of MPs won

ConstituencyMemberParty
Adilabad G. Narsimha Reddy Indian National Congress
Amalapuram (SC) Kusuma Krishna Murthy Indian National Congress
Anakapalli S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu Indian National Congress
Anantapur (SC) Darur Pullaiah Indian National Congress
Araku (ST) V. Kishore Chandra Deo Indian National Congress
Bapatla P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao Indian National Congress
Bhadrachalam (ST) B. Radhabai Ananda Rao Indian National Congress
Bobbili Pusapati Vijayram Gajapati Raju Indian National Congress
Chittoor P. Rajagopal Naidu Indian National Congress
Cuddapah Kandala Obul Reddy Indian National Congress
Eluru Kommareddi Suryanarayana Indian National Congress
Guntur Kotha Raghuramaiah Indian National Congress
Hindupur Pamudurthi Bayapa Reddy Indian National Congress
Hyderabad K.S. Narayana Indian National Congress
Kakinada M.S. Sanjeevi Rao Indian National Congress
Karimnagar M. Satyanarayan Rao Indian National Congress
Khammam Jalagam Kondala Rao Indian National Congress
Kurnool Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Machilipatnam Maganti Ankineedu Indian National Congress
Mahbubnagar (ST) Janumpally Rameshwar Rao Indian National Congress
Medak Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
Miryalguda G.S. Reddi Indian National Congress
Nagarkurnool (SC) M. Bheeshma Dev Indian National Congress
Nalgonda Abdul Lateef Indian National Congress
Nandyal Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Janata Party
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Indian National Congress
Narasapur Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose Indian National Congress
Narasaraopet K. Brahmananda Reddi Indian National Congress
Nellore (SC) Doddavarapu Kamakshaiah Indian National Congress
Nizamabad M. Ram Gopal Reddy Indian National Congress
Ongole Puli Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress
Peddapalli (SC) G. Venkatswamy Indian National Congress
Rajahmundry (ST) S.B.P. Pattabhi Rama Rao Indian National Congress
Rajampet Pothuraju Parthasarthy Indian National Congress
Secunderabad M.M. Hashim Indian National Congress
Srikakulam Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao Indian National Congress
Tenali Meduri Nageswara Meduri Indian National Congress
Tirupathi (SC) Thamburu Balakrishniah Indian National Congress
Vijayawada Godey Murahari Indian National Congress
Visakhapatnam Dronamraju Satyanarayana Indian National Congress
Warangal G. Mallikarjuna Rao Indian National Congress

Voting and Results

Results by Alliance

INCSEATSJNPSEATSOTHERSSEATS
Indian National Congress 41 BLD 1 CPI(M) 0
CPI 0
TOTAL (1977)41TOTAL (1977)1TOTAL (1977)0
TOTAL (1971)28TOTAL (1971)n/aTOTAL (1971)n/a

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References

  1. "Past Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2019.